The exhibition Contemporary Puppets: Creations and talks opened on July 15, 2020, following the basic concept of the exhibition project: the relationship between theatre and museum, the creation of shows and the exhibition of shows.
It includes emblematic plays of the company (Miséria, Vai no Batalha, Óscar, História da Praia Grande, Teatro Dom Roberto, Os Amigos de Gaspar, IP5, among others), and new spaces created with new dynamics with the audience in mind, such as the experimentation space and the children’s space.
The exhibition provides a diverse entertainment, able to carry the visitor to a different place, through the exhibited works, props, stories and all the activities proposed in a program aimed at all audiences.
In addition to the world of contemporary author puppets, which inhabit the two floors of the museum, in the foyer, there is a work donated to the company, by the artist Ricardo Leite, painted and inspired by the puppets from the show Macbeth, by João Paulo Seara Cardoso and A.M.O.R./L.O.V.E., by João Rodrigues, as the result of the creation of the show “Para Onde Vão?”, by Teatro de marionetas do Porto, and our guest for this temporary exhibition, which will remain until 2nd February 2025.
In a narrow street, in the heart of the historic centre, crossing the door of the Museum has been, for many visitors, an encounter with utopia. We hope it will continue to be so through the current exhibition.
Isabel Barros
Artistic Director
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ACTIVITIES AT THE MUSEUM
Wednesday to Friday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Normal tour (all ages)
Exhibition tickets: 3,50€ adult; 2,50€ child, student, and senior
Guided tour* (6+)
Over about an hour, and by one of the actors of the company, the public will be able to enjoy a visit where the history and some remarkable moments will be shared.
No. of visitors: min. 5; max. 20 people, simultaneously
Tickets: 10,00€ adult; 5,00€ child, student, and senior
Workshop Manipula Tu* (6+)
Each participant will receive a kit that contains an unassembled puppet.
This will be used in the workshop, where together we will experiment basic manipulation techniques and small scenic constructions, and there will also be a moment of sharing, where each one will be able to show what they have developed.
No. of participants: min. 5 / max. 10
Duration: 1h30
Tickets: 20,00€
*Previous booking required
